Campus News Feedhttp://www.ga.psu.edu/
en-usSun, 02 Aug 2015 02:35:14 ESTRedDot CMSPsychology Club speaker discusses addictionhttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33916.htm
The campus psychology club, the Psychological Association of PSUGA, is sponsoring a speaker this week on addiction. The talk, entitled "Everything You Have Wanted to Know About Addictions But Were Unsure of Whom to Ask," will be in Main 101 on Thursday November 3 at 12:15 p.m. and is open to the campus.

The speaker is Karen Plavan, PhD, a former Penn State faculty member, who is now Executive Director of The Oasis Recovery Center of Western PA. Plavan designed a prevention project, "Everything Counts" for The National Media Outreach Center at QED Communications focusing on addictive organizations and communities.

An anonymous donor has made a $2.2 million estate commitment to Penn State Greater Allegheny. The bequest will institute a scholarship fund, two professorships and a chancellor’s excellence fund.

“This commitment is a tremendous gift to the campus,” said Curtiss E. Porter, chancellor of Penn State Greater Allegheny. “It is historic in its size and scope, as well as in the impact it will have on our students, faculty and community. Private philanthropy is a major driving force behind the growth and enhancement of our campus. Gifts from alumni and friends allow us to fulfill Penn State Greater Allegheny’s mission to care for the success of our students and communities.”

The anonymous bequest establishes a scholarship fund with an initial endowment of $700,000.

“This fund will help us address the growing need for student assistance,” said Porter. “Ninety-one percent of Greater Allegheny students qualify for some kind of financial aid. Most of this aid takes the form of loans. The scholarship fund will help us continue to keep a university degree accessible to future Penn Staters.” Annual scholarship awards will be made from the endowment’s income, which will total approximately $31,500 in support each year. Preference will be given to students from the Pittsburgh region who demonstrate financial need.

The bequest will also establish two professorships at Penn State Greater Allegheny, one in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology and an Early Career Professorship in the Department of Business. These two professorships will be the first faculty endowments ever established at the Greater Allegheny campus. They will provide the support necessary to recruit and retain some of the nation’s best faculty members. In addition, Early Career Professorships provide junior level faculty with a stable, dependable source of income for needs such as specialized teaching and research materials, library acquisitions, salary supplements, and travel assistance.

“The most innovative research initiatives must often produce results before greater funding can become available,” said Porter. “The professorships have the potential not only to support the careers of our faculty, but also to fund breakthroughs that will transform their disciplines.” The early career award will rotate every three years to a new recipient who has completed his or her terminal degree within the preceding decade.

In addition, $500,000 of the bequest will create a new chancellor’s excellence fund at the Greater Allegheny campus. These designated funds will provide the chancellor with flexible financial resources to respond to the evolving needs of the campus. The interest from the endowment, approximately $22,500 each year, will be directed to areas in need of support that enhance the campus’ academic and community environments, including faculty research, student projects, start-up funds for new community engagement programs, facilities support, or other steps toward enhancing education at the campus.

“This bequest is a tremendous asset to our campus. The donor’s generosity will enable us to strengthen the most important areas of Penn State Greater Allegheny’s land-grant mission,” said Porter. “Thanks to the incredible commitment represented in this gift, our donor helps us to ensure we keep a Penn State degree affordable during difficult economic times, launch the careers of our newest, most promising faculty members, and continue the Greater Allegheny campus tradition of excellence and engagement.”

For more information about supporting the Greater Allegheny campus or its students, contact Dale DiSanto, executive director of development for Commonwealth Campuses, at dad23@psu.edu. Gifts to Penn State Greater Allegheny count toward the campus’ goals in For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students. This University-wide effort is directed toward a shared vision of Penn State as the most comprehensive, student-centered research university in America. The University is engaging Penn State’s alumni and friends as partners in achieving six key objectives: ensuring student access and opportunity, enhancing honors education, enriching the student experience, building faculty strength and capacity, fostering discovery and creativity, and sustaining the University’s tradition of quality. The campaign’s top priority is keeping a Penn State degree affordable for students and families. The For the Future campaign is the most ambitious effort of its kind in Penn State’s history, with the goal of securing $2 billion by 2014.

The Fall 2011 Student Research Conference sponsored by Teaching International, the Honors Program, and Greener Allegheny, was held on November 17, 2011. Sixty posters were displayed and entered into the competition.

Signorella is Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies and Interim Director of Academic Affairs at Penn State Greater Allegheny. She previously served as Director of Academic Affairs for seven years and has coordinated the campus psychology program since 2003. Trained as a social psychologist, her major research focus is on the development and consequences of gender schemas, and she is collaborating on two grants aimed at understanding gender differences in cognition and career interests. She frequently uses meta-analysis to examine the developmental and gender-related trends in stereotypical schemas. In her teaching, which includes introductory psychology, research methods, and various social psychology courses, she emphasizes involving undergraduate students in research projects. Dr. Signorella was recently named a fellow of the American Psychological Association’s Psychology of Women Division. She serves as an Associate Editor for the multidisciplinary and international journal, Sex Roles, and recently co-edited a special issue of the journal on single-sex education.

]]>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:44:35 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33572.htm"Arabian Tales" theatre production to be performed Dec. 1st through the 3rdhttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33571.htm
The Penn State University Greater Allegheny Players will present Arabian Tales in the Fitness and Cultural Center Theater on December 1, at 12:30 p.m. and December 2 and 3, at 7:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

The stories in this production have been chosen from a number of Middle Eastern folk tale narratives and then adapted and dramatized for performance as part of the campus Teaching International Program.

The Cave of Three Wishes is about a poor shepherd who uses a pretend magic cave to find out what the womenfolk in his household wish for--with unsettling results. Prince Naas is about a clever, hard-working girl who deceives a queen who is looking for her missing son, Prince Naas, and hears the girl telling "naas" (which meant "sleepiness" in her language) to stay away from her. The girl agrees to let "Naas" court her when the queen, hoping this will bring back her son, promises to provide food and clothing for the girl and her sisters. Complications ensue. The Farmer who Followed his Dream is about a farmer who has a recurrent dream about going to Jerusalem and standing by Damascus gate. His wife suggests that he travel to Damascus Gate to find the meaning of the dream--with surprising results. The Hunchback of Dhafar is about a crippled young man who achieves a happy life (and improved posture), thanks to his good deeds and the prayers of his family and friends.

]]>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:50:45 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33571.htmHistory faculty member in demand to discuss new J. Edgar Hoover moviehttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33565.htm
Douglas Charles, assistant professor of history, has been in the news recently with the release of the new movie about J.Edgar Hoover (J. Edgar, 2011). Dr. Charles specializes in the history of the FBI, about which he has wrtten two books and several articles.

On November 9 Dr. Charles was interviewed on the NPR program On Point with Tom Ashbrook. The interview is available as a podcast, along with more details about Hoover, at the program web site.

]]>Fri, 11 May 2012 18:46:45 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33565.htmFocus on Middle East continues with talk on the formation of the modern Israelhttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33562.htm
Alexander Orbach, associate professor emeritus of Jewish Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, will speak on "Creating the Modern State of Israel: The intersection of Jewish life with International Politics."

The lecture will be on November 29 at 12:15 p.m. in Crawford 104.

Professor Orbach’s teaching focused on the experience of modern Jewry in the 19th and 20th century in both European and Near Eastern settings.

He has published on Russian Jewry, Zionism and Israel and antisemitism. Currently, he studying aspects of Jewish politics in Tsarist Russia in the 1905-1914 period and the broader issue of dual loyalty as it has challenged modern Jewry in the post-Emancipation era.

As part of the Teaching International initiative, Penn State Greater Allegheny has adopted each year a country or region of the world, and a theme, as a common focus to inspire teaching and scholarship. The region for the 2011-2012 academic year is the Middle East and the theme is the Millenium Development Goals. Teaching International works closely with the campus sustainability project, Greener Allegheny, and the Honors Program to sponsor events that raise awareness of these global issues.

Orbach's talk is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Nancy Conway (412-675-9143 or nle10@psu.edu).

By the end of the evening, the final tally was $101,293 which brings the overall total raised since 2004 for student scholarships to more than $475,000.

Performing on the William A. Seifert, Jr Stage, was the vocal quintet, 42Five, direct from Orlano, FLorida. Their unique brand of entertainment evolves from a street corner barbershop sound and draws on funk, rock, jazz, and blues. Unlike any musical experience around, 42Five recreates an entire instrumental band with nothing but their voices.

“The entertainment, food, and ambiance added to the excellent achievement of the evening,” said Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter. “Everyone who contributed to this event should be extremely proud. We will have the funds available to help students pursue their educational goals here at Penn State Greater Allegheny.”

Title Sponsors of the All That's Jazz Scholarship Benefit included Amy and Dave Michaliszyn and Nancy Seifert. Chancellor's Circle Supporters were McKeesport Hospital Foundation and UPMC.

]]>Fri, 11 May 2012 18:45:18 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33561.htmPoet Angele Ellis is next speaker on the Middle Easthttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33554.htm

"The Mortal Cry of a Gazelle," is the title of Angele Ellis's talk on the Ghazal in modern literature. Ellis will be appearing on Thursday November 10 at 12:15 p.m. in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center.

Her work has appeared on a theater marquee - after winning Pittsburgh Filmmakers' G-20 Haiku Contest in 2009 - and in journals, periodicals and anthologies.
The author of two books of poetry, Spared (Main Street Rag, 2011) and Arab on Radar (Six Gallery Press, 2007), she was a 2008 recipient of an Individual Creative Artist Fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and a prizewinner in the 2007 RAWI Competition for Creative Prose.

In 1997 she co-authored the diversity workbook Dealing With Differences (Corwin Press).

An honors graduate in English from the University of Pittsburgh, Angele Ellis makes her home in Pittsburgh's Friendship neighborhood.

As part of the Teaching International initiative, Penn State Greater Allegheny has adopted each year a country or region of the world, and a theme, as a common focus to inspire teaching and scholarship. The region for the 2011-2012 academic year is the Middle East and the theme is the Millenium Development Goals. Teaching International works closely with the campus sustainability project, Greener Allegheny, and the Honors Program to sponsor events that raise awareness of these global issues.

The Ellis presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Nancy Conway (412-675-9143 or nle10@psu.edu).

The revolutions shaking the Arab world are not yet complete and it is unclear what shape emergent new governments will take. Along with questions about domestic developments for each Arab country in political tumult arises another question: what are the implications for Arab-Israeli peace?

Laurie Zittrain Eisenberg will address these issues at the next Teaching International lecture on October 18 at 12:15 p.m. in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center.

Eisenberg is Teaching Professor in the History Department at Carnegie Mellon University, where she specializes in Middle East history. She holds a Ph.D. in modern Middle East history from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (1990). Her areas of research and publication include the Arab-Israeli conflict and peace process. She has published numerous articles and is the author of My Enemy's Enemy: Lebanon in the early Zionist Imagination, 1900-1948 (Wayne State, 1994) and, with Neil Caplan, Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: Patterns, Problems, Possibilities (Indiana University Press, 2010).

An unusual project for which Eisenberg served as consultant was the development of “PeaceMaker,” a video game simulating Palestinian-Israeli interactions (www.peacemakergame.com). Ongoing research projects concern the legacy of Jordan's King Hussein and the June 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

As part of the Teaching International initiative, Penn State Greater Allegheny has adopted each year a country or region of the world, and a theme, as a common focus to inspire teaching and scholarship. The region for the 2011-2012 academic year is the Middle East and the theme is the Millenium Development Goals. Teaching International works closely with the campus sustainability project, Greener Allegheny, and the Honors Program to sponsor events that raise awareness of these global issues.

Eisenberg's talk is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Nancy Conway (412-675-9143 or nle10@psu.edu).

]]>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:08:56 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33665.htmPenn State Greater Allegheny baseball coach honored http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33526.htm
Jim Chester, athletic director and head baseball coach at Penn State Greater Allegheny, to be honored as Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year by The Rotary Club of Pittsburgh
The Rotary Club of Pittsburgh has named Penn State Greater Allegheny Baseball Coach, Jim Chester its second Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year. Chester will be honored during the fifth annual Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year event at 6 p.m. on Nov. 19, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.

“The campus is very pleased to have Jim Chester selected by the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh as its' Collegiate Baseball Manager of the Year,” said Glenn Beech, director of student affairs.” “Jim not only is a good coach, but also a good teacher. He makes certain his players focus on their academics as well as their on-field skills.”

The Master of Ceremonies for the event is Larry Richert of KDKA-AM. Returning to conduct the live auction will be James Roddey, former Allegheny County executive. This charitable event and its silent auction of sports memorabilia and other items will be used to support Pittsburgh Rotary Club operations and its programs including: annual High School Ethics Symposium; Rotary Youth Leadership Awards; Signature Project, “Rebuilding Pittsburgh One Neighborhood at a Time” and Polio Plus. Tickets for the event are $250. For more information go to www.pittsburghrotary.org or call 412-471-6210.

The psychology department at the campus has a strong record of providing undergraduate students with research opportunities.

Lacey Richards began working with Elizabeth Mazur, associate professor of psychology, as a research assistant on a project Mazur was conducting with another undergraduate student (Mazur & Kozarian, Journal of Adolescent Research, 2010).

Richards enjoyed the experience and thus decided to continue with the new idea Mazur had developed. Mazur and Richards used public postings on MySpace to examine the numbers and types of friends seen in the social networking interactions.

The work was honored when Richards received the Undergraduate Research Award from the Pennsylvania Psychological Association. She later presented their work at a national conference, the Society for Research in Adolescence. Richards graduated with a B.A. degree in applied psychology in 2008.

The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology recently published the Mazur and Richards paper (2011). The article is entitled “Adolescents' and Emerging Adults' Social Networking Online: Homophily or Diversity?”

Mazur is currently working with Yidi Li, who began at Greater Allegheny and is completing her psychology and media studies degrees at University Park. Mazur and Li presented their work, “What are They Blogging and Blurbing? A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Chinese and American Emerging Adults’ Online Social Profiles,” at the American Psychological Association conference in August 2011 in Washington, DC. The project began as part of the campus international curriculum program, Teaching International, during the year the regional focus was on East Asia.

Margaret L. Signorella, professor of psychology and women's studies, is also working with Li on a project examining research that compares outcomes in single-sex versus coeducational schools. Signorella recently published an article with former student Jeanna E. Cooper, "Relationship Suggestions from Self-Help Books: Gender Stereotyping, Preferences, and Context Effects." The research, which appeared in Sex Roles in 2011, began with Cooper's undergraduate research independent study class.

]]>Sat, 11 Oct 2014 15:37:42 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33512.htm'Day of Caring' supports Penn State Greater Allegheny http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33499.htm
This year Penn State Greater Allegheny will participate in the third annual Day of Giving on Oct. 4. All charitable donations made through http://www.pittsburghgives.org on the Day of Giving will receive a portion of The Pittsburgh Foundation's $500,000 matching pool. Penn State Greater Allegheny donors may designate their gift to one or more of the activities listed below:

-- For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students, which has a goal to raise $5 million at Penn State Greater Allegheny in support for scholarships, co-curricular activities and professorial scholarship by June of 2014;

-- Greater Allegheny's international study programs, which expose students to the larger world in which they will soon emerge as leaders; and

-- The Absence Literary Magazine, showcasing the creative side of our students, alumni, faculty, and staff.

Support of these activities will allow Penn State Greater Allegheny to continue to be a positive influence in the lives of students and the growth of the region. Gifts made at any time during the Day of Caring will leverage additional support for the campus, but gifts can be made through this portal at any time.

For additional information or if you have questions, contact Linda Curinga at 412-675-9180 or lmc16@psu.edu.
]]>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:39:14 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33499.htmCafe Metro menu with nutrition information now onlinehttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33569.htm

Daily menus for Cafe Metro in the Student Community Center are now available online.

The site also provides users with the option of getting the nutrition information for a meal.

]]>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:02:04 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33569.htmArea scouts will 'be prepared' to descend on Greater Alleghenyhttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33497.htm
A Boy Scout Merit Badge University is being hosted by the Penn State Lion Ambassadors, SGA, and Boy Scout Troop 338 of the Laurel Highlands Council. It will be held on November 12 and December 10, 2011. Several eagle and non eagle merit badges will be offered. Pre registration is required. No scout will be admitted without pre registration.

Registration is $10 per scout. Driving directions to Penn State Greater Allegheny and an overview of the campus map are available. For more information and registration packets, contact either Mary Jane Popovich at 412-881-5950; Maryjanevincepop@aol.com or Tom Hannan at 412-628-0161; TomHannan@comcast.net.
]]>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:10:22 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33497.htmDigPink coed volleyball tournament http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33496.htm

The Penn State Greater Allegheny Women’s Volleyball Team is hosting a coed volleyball tournament to raise funds to benefit breast cancer awareness. The event will take place on Sunday, November 6, from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. at the Wunderley Gymnasium, 4000 University Drive.

Come on out to support the event! Grab a snack and watch some competitive volleyball....cheer or kindly heckle your favorite team! There will be fun events to participate in throughout the day!

Tax-deductable donations are welcome and there will be event t-shirts for sale.

For more information, contact Tracy Gibbs: tng2@psu.edu or 412-675-9472.

]]>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 08:58:52 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33496.htmPenn State Greater Allegheny to host Small College World Series http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33495.htm

The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) announced that Penn State Greater Allegheny and Robert Morris University in Springfield, Illinois, have been selected to host the 2012 through 2015 USCAA Baseball Small College World Series. Robert Morris has been selected as the host for 2012 and 2014 at Chamberlain Park. Penn State Greater Allegheny will host in 2013 and 2015 at Pullman Park in Butler, Pennsylvania. The 2012 Small College World Series will be held May 7-12.

“The United States Collegiate Athletic Association is extremely proud and excited to bring the 2012-2015 Baseball National Championships to Springfield, Illinois and Butler, Pennsylvania,” states USCAA Chief Operating Officer Matt Simms.

“We are extremely honored to host the 2013 and 2015 USCAA Small College World Series,” stated Penn State Greater Allegheny Athletic Director Jim Chester. “We are very excited to showcase Butler County and Pullman Park to the rest of the memberships. We are excited and proud to represent Penn State University and the PSUAC in such a prestigious event.”

]]>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:19:11 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33495.htm2011-12 Penn State Laureate to visit Penn State Greater Allegheny http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33479.htm
Penn State Laureate Linda Miller to speak at Greater Allegheny campus
Penn State Laureate Linda MIller to speak at Greater Allegheny campus. Linda Patterson Miller, Penn State Humanities Laureate for 2011-12, will be a guest at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 28, in the Ostermayer Room at Penn State Greater Allegheny. Drawing upon her research and writing on American literature and art, particularly of the 20th century, Miller incorporates vintage photographs and primary documents to explore a range of topics.

Miller will be visiting two English classes (Modern American Literature; Science Fiction) to discuss her work on the Lost Generation on the French Riviera. Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, John Dos Passos, Archibald and Ada MacLeish, Dorothy Parker, and other literary and artistic luminaries, were all there on the Riviera in the 1920s -- most often at Gerald and Sara Murphy’s Villa America. Miller’s video presentation and discussion illustrates how the lives and art of this “lost generation” embodied both the inventiveness of the Jazz Age and the tragedies that followed in the wake of the Stock Market Crash of 1929.

The same evening, in a presentation open to the community as well as the campus, Miller will drawn upon some 200 American diarists, illustrating how these spirited storytellers defined an American past that is ever evolving and reinventing itself.

Miller (bachelor of arts, Hope College; master's of art, Ohio State University; doctorate, University of Delaware) is professor of English at Penn State Abington, where she has taught American literature since 1984, earning teaching awards including the Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching (2004). Miller publishes in all areas of American studies, but her specialty is early 20th-century American literature and art. In addition to many published articles, Miller is presently completing another book on the American expatriate artists in France "The Summer of ’26," and her "Reading Hemingway: In Our Time" (Kent State University Press) is forthcoming. Miller has lectured nationally and internationally on modernist art as it relates to American literature and art, and she is a popular speaker and book discussion leader.

This program is free and open to the public. For more information, email mhetrick@psu.edu.

]]>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:31:30 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33479.htmHead librarian featured in New York Times debatehttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33478.htm
Courtney Young was one of the respondents recently in a New York Times exchange posing the question "Are Research Papers a Waste of Time?" (August 29, 2011).

Young, who is also an associate professor of women's studies, argued for the value of research in helping to develop crucial skills that are important both in and out of the classroom.

Mohammed A. Bamyeh, professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh, will open this year's Teaching International Speaker Series on the Middle East. His talk, "Dynamics of Revolt in the Arab Spring," will take place on September 14 at 11 a.m. in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center.

Bamyeh, who received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1990, is the incoming editor of the International Sociology Review of Books (ISRB).

His most recent book, Islam and Society: Social Movements, Global Structures, Social Critique, is expected to appear in 2012. His other books include Anarchy as Order: The History and future of Civic Humanity (Rowan & Littlefield 2009); Of Death and Dominion: The Existential Foundations of Governance (Northwestern UP 2007); The Ends of Globalization (Minnesota UP 2000); The Social Origins of Islam: Mind, Economy, Discourse (Minnesota UP 1999, winner of the Albert Hourani Honorable Mention from the Middle East Studies Association). He just finished editing the forthcoming volume Intellectuals and Civil Society in the Middle East (I. B. Tauris 2011).

Teaching International began in 2004 to promote greater awareness of global trends and civic engagement and to broaden students' understanding of intercultural and international issues. This event is free and open to the public. For information, call 412-675-9143.

]]>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:10:33 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33473.htmStudent wins Blue & White Society contest and receives $500 to the bookstorehttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33474.htm
Left to right - Penn State Greater Allegheny Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter, Penn State Greater Allegheny Bookstore Manager Jenn Coffini, student winner Ryan Balla and Penn State Regional Bookstore Manager Nancy Thompson
When Ryan Balla hit the enter button on his computer last month, he had no idea that signing up to join the Blue & White Society would result in him winning a $500 gift card to the Penn State Bookstore at Penn State Greater Allegheny. The Blue & White Society is part of the Penn State Alumni Association and has been the keeper of Penn State pride and traditions for many years. They recently held a contest for new members that were signing up online, and their names would automatically be entered into a random drawing.

Ryan decided to join the Blue & White Society as a way to stay connected to Penn State when he graduates and to have access to the Alumni Association’s online directory, get a free t-shirt and, receive the 10 percent discount on particular items at the Penn State Bookstore. He never thought that he’d win the contest; after all, he joined on the last day of the contest. “It took me less than 3 minutes to join and I never gave (the contest) a second thought,” stated Balla. “Books are so expensive and as a chemical engineering student, I’ll need to buy a lot of very expensive books.”
]]>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:18:33 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33474.htmCareer Services to present internship program on September 14http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33476.htm
Internships: Explained

Learn about resources to locate internships; hear from other students/alumni about their internship experiences

Learn about Penn State policies for the internship process

Learn what you need to do before applying for an internship

An opportunity to meet with your faculty internship advisor for information specific to the following baccalaureate programs on campus: Business, Communications, IST, and Psychology

]]>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:13:19 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33476.htmHepner Twitter portraits featured in Time Magazinehttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33459.htm
Lori Hepner, assistant professor of integrative arts, was profiled in Time Magazine. The article discussed Hepner's technique for transforming tweets into art.Hepner has devised a way to represent tweets visually through LEDs and photography. Each tweet is a social media portrait, representing an individual’s identity through their status update. Hepner is gaining increasing attention for this series, which she calls "Status Symbols."

The video below, also cited by Time Magazine, shows Hepner discussing the process.

Tuesday August 23 and Thursday August 25
Common Period 12:15-1:30
Crawford Building Lab 1

Take advantage of this event and get involved in your success. Stop by to resolve any issues you may have regarding:

Student accounts

Due dates

Payment plans/deferred payments

Student aid

Signing student loans

Entrance loan counseling

Academic concerns

Penn State Greater Allegheny staff will be there to assist you.

]]>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:37:24 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33457.htmAcademic convocation set for Aug. 19 http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33442.htm
Aradhna M. Dhanda, president and CEO of Leadership Pittsburgh Inc., will be the guest speaker at Penn State Greater Allegheny's annual academic convocation on Aug. 19.
Aradhna M. Dhanda, president and CEO of Leadership Pittsburgh Inc., will be the guest speaker at Penn State Greater Allegheny's annual academic convocation on Aug. 19. Members of the faculty and staff at Penn State Greater Allegheny will welcome first-year students and their families to campus during the annual academic convocation, beginning at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19. The convocation celebrates the campus’ long and committed partnership with the Pittsburgh region. Since its beginning at the current location in 1957, the Greater Allegheny campus continues to play a dynamic role in the greater Pittsburgh area, bringing the resources of a nationally prominent university to students of all ages.

Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter will serve as master of ceremonies along with Margaret Signorella, interim director of academic affairs. This year’s guest speaker will be Aradhna M. Dhanda. Dhanda serves as president and CEO of Leadership Pittsburgh Inc. (LPI), the premier resource for leadership development in Southwestern Pennsylvania. LPI seeks to strengthen regional leadership by connecting current and emerging leaders with the people and issues shaping our community’s future.

Prior to joining LPI in December 2004, Dhanda served as the program officer of the Forbes Funds, and executive director of the Children’s Festival Chorus of Pittsburgh. Before moving to Pittsburgh in 1999, Dhanda led an arts organization in Princeton, N.J., and taught as an adjunct professor of management and psychology at both Rider University and the College of New Jersey.

Dhanda serves on the board of VisitPittsburgh; the advisory board of The Forbes Funds; the community advisory board of Fifth Third Bank; and the Winchester Thurston School Advisory Board.

Dhanda is a proud graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh XVIII and the vice president of the Pittsburgh chapter of the International Women’s Forum. She was recognized as one of our region’s top “40 Under 40” in 2002, honored as a “Fast Tracker” by the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2005 and received the Top 25 Women in Business Award from the Pittsburgh Business Times in 2009. She has been featured in various publications and her writing for the Pittsburgh Quarterly won the regional Golden Quill in 2009.

Born and raised in India, Dhandaa holds a master of business administration degree from Rutgers University and master's degree in psychology from Bhopal University.
]]>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:45:37 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33442.htmSummer STEM program prepares incoming freshmen for life at Penn State http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33441.htm
Students prepare solar panels as part of a class project during the Summer STEM Bridge Program. Costs were defrayed by grants from the Pittsburgh-based EQT Foundation and the National Science Foundation.

Students in the summer STEM bridge program at Penn State Greater Allegheny prepare solar panels as part of a group project. The program's cost was defrayed by grants from the Pittsburgh-based EQT Foundation and the National Science Foundation. During the month of July, incoming freshmen at Penn State Greater Allegheny honed their academic skills in engineering, mathematics, English composition and physics as part of The Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) summer bridge program. Twenty-four openings were available to students who applied to the program by submitting essays describing how participation would help them to achieve their academic and career goals.

During the four-week session, students experienced the academic and social aspects of a Penn State education. Students attended classes each day until 3 p.m. After class, they participated in tutoring, study skills classes and other activities to prepare them for college-level work.

“The STEM program gives these students a head start and better prepares them for some of the difficult classes they will encounter as college students,” said Kristin Kokal, assistant director of academic affairs and an organizer of the program. “We also plan outside activities to help them bond and give them an opportunity to develop a support system.”

As part of the program, students put what they were learning to practical use at Blueroof, a McKeesport company that develops state-of-the-art living facilities for senior citizens. The project, referred to as BIM, or Blueroof Independence Module, was designed as a free-standing modular unit that could be attached to a house and used primarily for returning disabled veterans. Each team presented their findings at a final semester presentation.

The three teams researched and designed components for the BIM dealing with architecture, energy and technology.

“I found the project to be very interesting and beneficial," said Katherine Yoho, one of the students in the STEM program from the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts magnet school. "Being on the campus this summer and working on this project helped me to get familiar with the campus before the fall semester starts. It also made me more aware of the kind of school work that is expected of me and better prepared me for the semester."

The program’s cost of $750 included meals, field trips, text books, extracurricular activities and faculty instruction. Costs were defrayed by grants from the Pittsburgh-based EQT Foundation and the National Science Foundation.

]]>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:14:32 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33441.htmUndergraduate research work accepted for publication http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33400.htm
A joint research paper, based on a research project of Penn State Greater Allegheny students Sheng Wei and Xuerong Xiao under the direction of mathematics professor Zhibo Chen, was accepted for publication in the International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology. The refereed research journal, for mathematicians and mathematics educators, provides a medium by which new ideas and experience in mathematical education can be presented.

The groundwork for their article titled “Finding Sums for an Infinite Class of Alternating Series,” began when the students took Chen’s calculus class as freshmen in the fall of 2009. “They both had a solid background in high school mathematics and admirable diligence,” said Chen. To inspire their interest, he gave them some copies of published papers on college math as well as his joint papers with former students.

“In May 2010, Sheng Wei asked to do research during the summer while he was visiting his family in China,” said Chen. “I gave him some harder problems than he’d had in calculus class, but still solvable by a talented student through hard work.” Wei worked on the problems persistently during the summer and succeeded in solving them.

In the summer of 2010, both Wei and Xiao were approved to be Schreyer Scholars. That fall, they took MATH 297H, a special topics class for honors credit with Chen. One of the topics for the class was, “How to find sum for Infinite Series.” Through months of diligent work, they got impressive results, which were first presented at the campus student research conference in November 2010. Along with another project of theirs, they won the top two places in the honors category. Later they participated in a student research poster exhibition at University Park in the spring of 2011. Following that event, their co-authored paper was submitted by Chen to the journal for publication.

In talking about their research experience both students said that they greatly benefited. “Through the research, I not only learned a great deal of mathematics, but more importantly, I learned the spirit of perseverance, constant curiosity and hard work which are indispensible in research as in every other goal that we need to achieve in our life,” said Wei. “Some problems required research; some required skilled use of knowledge; some needed clever ideas...I not only learned mathematics, but also the courage to seek another way out when trapped in catacombs.” said Xiao.

On Thursday, August 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. college-bound veterans are invited to an information day in the Admissions Office, Frable Building. Lunch will be proved between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Participants will receive a Penn State Greater Allegheny T-shirt for attending.

The day provides a one-stop opportunity for veterans to move forward with plans for college. While on campus, veterans can:

Penn State Greater Allegheny offers the first two years of 160 Penn State majors as well as all four years of bachelor’s degrees in Business, Communications, Psychology, Information Sciences & Technology, Letters, Arts, and Science, English, and Organizational Leadership.

To register for the workshop or for more information about applying to Penn State, call 412-675-9010. Fall classes begin August 22, don’t delay!

]]>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:50:08 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33399.htmCampus to focus on the Middle East in 2011-2012http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33369.htm
Teaching International Program, which began in 2004, added a theme to the regional emphasis in 2008.

For the 2011-2012 academic year, the campus will study the Middle East, with a theme of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

The regions and themes are chosen by a vote of faculty and staff. After a region is chosen, participating faculty and staff discuss the definition of the region. In some cases, there is consensus on what constitutes a particular region, whereas in other cases, such as with the Middle East, there is much less agreement.

]]>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:21:21 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33369.htmAlumni society supports animal shelter’s open house http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33345.htm
The Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society will partner with The White Oak Animal Safe Haven to support their open house on Saturday, June 25, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The White Oak Animal Safe Haven is located at 2295 Lincoln Way in White Oak.

“This is a new beginning for our shelter,” said Ina Jean Marton, founder and director of the no-kill animal shelter. “We have renovated the facility and added space, including new dog runs.”

Since the shelter opened over 10 years ago, it has been the temporary home to over 8,000 dogs and cats. Currently there are 12 dogs and approximately 80 cats awaiting adoption.

The open house will include food by Charlie’s of Monroeville, entertainment by the country band Dallas Marks and a visit from the Penn State Nittany Lion. The Alumni Society will underwrite a portion of the entertainment.

“We are proud to support the community and the good works of the White Oak Animal Safe Haven,” said Denise Kubli, President of the Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society.
]]>Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:14:07 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33345.htmZabec roast celebrates endowment for student scholarships http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33343.htm
The purpose of the evening was to “roast” the good-natured Zabec and wrap-up a fundraiser for the Sam Zabec Scholarship. The $107,000 raised for this Trustee Matching Scholarship will support students studying the sciences.

The evening included dinner, a Roast of Sam, and dancing to music from the Sam Zabec years (1968-2004).

It's not too late to contribute to the Zabec Scholarship Fund. For more information, contact the campus at arf4@psu.edu or at 412-675-9048.
]]>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:50:50 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33343.htmStudents blog their way around China http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33340.htm
Jordon Pruett and Alydia Thomas, two of seven Penn State Greater Allegheny students, plus three more students from other campuses, left for a month-long trip to China on May 8, 2011. Students, along with five chaperons, will travel to the Guangdong Province and then on to Beijing and Shanghai. They will return to Guangdong before departing for home.

In his latest entries, Jordon describes, among other events, a train ride to Guangzhou, and visits to a community center in Beijing, the Great Wall, the zoo and the Forbidden City.

Chancellor Curtiss E. Porter, Ph.D., conferred degrees on 35 students at Penn State Greater Allegheny’s spring commencement on Saturday, May 14, in the Wunderley Gymnasium. Diplomas were awarded in a number of areas, including organizational leadership, political science, business, communications, applied psychology, and information sciences and technology.

Chancellor Porter also gave the commencement address, as he marked the end of his 12th year leading the campus.

Penn State Greater Allegheny's chapter of Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology, inducted new members on April 14. Present for the induction ceremony were Chelsey Angelone, Amber Corpa de la Fuente, and Karry Smith. Also inducted were Brittany Emerick, Aleksandra Evstiounina, Tiara Greenawalt, and Scott Polena.

Welcoming the new members were outgoing chapter president Brandon Garner, chapter adviser Dr. Elizabeth Mazur, and psychology program coordinator Dr. Margaret Signorella.

Membership is open to students who are at least second-semester sophomores, majoring or minoring in psychology with at least 9 credits in psychology completed, who rank in the upper 35% of their class in general scholarship, earn an overall GPA of at least 3.0, and a psychology GPA of at least 3.0.

Psi Chi was founded on September 4, 1929 for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and to advance the science of psychology. Psi Chi is one of the largest honor societies in the world. Since 1929, Psi Chi has installed more than 1,050 chapters and inducted more than 500,000 members at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. These chapters not only recognize academic achievement by granting membership in the Society, but also sponsor programs that augment the regular curriculum, offer service to the campus and the community at large, develop leadership skills, and provide fellowship through affiliation with the chapter. For more information about Psi Chi and its grants, awards, and service programs, go to the Psi Chi website at www.psichi.org. Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and an affiliate of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science.

The Spring 2011 Student Research Conference on April 14 featured student posters from many disciplines. Submissions in the categories of Teaching Eastern Europe and Honors were considered for prizes based on the all-campus voting that took place on the same day.

Staff members JeanMarie Jacob and Dianne Lacock from the Penn State Greater Allegheny Continuing Education Department have been selected to receive the University Professional Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) Community of Practice (CaPP) Exemplary Program Award for 2011. This international award recognizes the Penn State Greater Allegheny Personal Care Home Administrator Training Program.

Penn State Greater Allegheny has been registered and approved as a training institution by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare for purposes of Chapter 2600. The 100-hour standardized Department-approved curriculum for Personal Care Home Administrators can also be used to fulfill annual training requirements for Personal Care Home Administrators and other health care professionals. In addition, many of the courses can satisfy PA State Nurses Association Contact Hours.

The award selection committee noted that the award proposal was thorough and well-prepared. Committee members commented that the program was “far superior to other programs submitted” this year, and were impressed by 98 percent pass rate program graduates have secured on the state exam. The committee also was impressed that the program could be offered via video-conference to other regions of the state.

The award was announced at the UPCEA Annual Conference in Toronto in April.

]]>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:21:22 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33314.htmABSENCE: Celebration of the Artshttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33279.htm
ABSENCE: Penn State Greater Allegheny's Literary & Visual Art Review announces its 2011, “Celebration of the Arts: A Reading & Reception for Volume 13,” on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, from 7-9 p.m. in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center.

The event will feature the best literary and visual art produced by members of the campus community during the past year. The event will also celebrate the arts with live performances, featuring: a preview from campus Spring play, The Flower Queen’s Daughter: A Retelling of the Demeter/Persephone Myth based on Slavic Folklore, which runs April 28-30, at 7:30 p.m. at the new campus theatre; performance by the Barbershop Quartet, Reckless, performance by the campus choir; and a presentation of the Sixth Annual Chancellor’s Prizes for the Best Literary & Visual Art. This event is free and open to the public. Copies of this year's issue, Volume 13, will be available at the event.

]]>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:02:37 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33279.htmPA Assisted Living Administrator Training offered at Greater Alleghenyhttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33276.htm
The initial course offering is scheduled for June, 2011 at the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus. Additional information can be obtained by calling 412-675-9051.
]]>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:29:11 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33276.htm28th Annual Honors Convocationhttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33275.htm
Alydia R. Thomas - Kalich Family Student Government Leadership Award, Student Government President
The Penn State Greater Allegheny Honors Program is designed for students to demonstrate academic excellence, to build global perspectives, to research important issues of content and to seek opportunities for leadership and civic engagement. More than 100 Greater Allegheny students received awards for academic achievement and service to the campus at this year’s 28th annual Honors Convocation, that was held April 14, in the Wunderley Gymnasium on campus.

Each year, scholarships are awarded in a number of categories, such as academic achievement, honors and scholars, National Honor Society in Psychology, Psi Chi, and the Chancellor’s Literary Awards, which are selected by the Chancellor to represent the best from among the literary and visual arts produced at the campus by either full or part-time students.

Other named scholarships and campus awards cover a broad range of criteria for each respective honor, such as the John W. Beatty Memorial Scholarship, Kalich Family Student Leadership Award, and the Rhodes Student Leadership Award, which recognizes academic achievement and community service by an undergraduate student at Greater Allegheny.

Greater Allegheny immeasurably benefits from the quality of the honor students’ participation in the campus’ academic experience and their dedication to academic research, service, and exposition.

From 1968 until his retirement in 2004, Sam Zabec was an instructor in computer science at Penn State Greater Allegheny. He also served as an adviser to the Phi Kappa Delta Fraternity and Residence Hall Coordinator to the campus’ dormitory. To the staff and faculty of the campus, Sam was a valued colleague. To the students with whom he studied, laughed, and shared his legendary record collection, Sam was a mentor and friend. Sam remains a valued member of the Greater Allegheny community by providing additional teaching on occasion and sharing with everyone his irrepressible good humor.

On Saturday, May 21, 2011, at 6:00 p.m., Penn State Greater Allegheny will hold The Sam Zabec Roast to honor this outstanding educator and celebrate the scholarship that has been established in his name. This indoor/outdoor picnic buffet will take place at the Student Community Center, 4000 University Drive, McKeesport, PA, 15132. The evening will include jazz music provided by the 2011 All That’s Jazz performers the David Pellow Trio, dinner with an open bar, a Roast of Sam, and dancing to music from the Sam Zabec years (1968-2004).

The scholarship, which will support students studying the sciences, has raised nearly $99,000 in cash and pledges to date. These funds have all been generously donated by people whose lives had been touched by Sam.

Come and celebrate Sam Zabec’s contributions to the campus, community and –through his students—the larger world!

For more information about The Sam Zabec Roast and the Scholarship, contact Andy Holtz, Director of Development, Penn State Greater Allegheny, at abh16@psu.edu or 412-675-9047.

]]>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:11:39 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33269.htm5K Wrap up - results and photoshttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33267.htm
Approximately 75 runners braved some chilly morning weather on Saturday, April 9, to participate in the first Penn State Greater Allegheny 5K Run/Walk.Proceeds of $1,658 collected from race registrations were donated to Sonshine Ministries in McKeesport.The ministry provides clothing, food and counseling services to area residents.

The 5K was hosted by the Penn State Greater Allegheny Student Government Association.It’s was sponsored by the Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society. The purpose of the event was to provide students at Penn State Greater Allegheny the opportunity to be challenged both physically and mentally while contributing to their surrounding community.

The first place male and female community members were Chuck Love (21:34) and Erica Suhy (24:18).The first place male and female students were Keith Tester (23:35) and Roni Watkins (1:07:47).

The event was timed by Runner’s High, a race and time management company based in Grove City.

Penn State Greater Allegheny students will highlight their research projects at the campus Student Research Conference. Student work will be displayed in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. (Download the program)

Over 30 projects will be on display, representing many disciplines. The assignments also relate to one or more campus programs: Teaching Eastern Europe, Greener Allegheny, Honors, and Civic Engagement.

Members of the campus community will have the opportunity to vote for the best submissions.

]]>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:25:43 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33262.htmSecurity analyst, Marie Baker, to discuss 'The State of Hacking'http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33261.htm
On Wednesday April 13, at 12:00 noon in Room 102 of the Crawford Building, Marie Baker, a Security Analyst at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute/Computer Emergency Response Team (SEI/CERT) will present "Know Your Enemy -- The State of Hacking.” Topics will include the state of hacking, data breach statistics, cyber crime, cyber terrorism and tools of the trade.

The lecture was arranged by Galen A. Grimes, associate professor of information sciences and technology, for his Security and Risk Analysis 111 course and his Instructional and Information Sciences and Technology 110 course. The lecture is open to the campus community.

]]>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:58:49 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33261.htmStand up to H8 eventhttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33260.htm
Several Penn State Greater Allegheny campus departments are collaborating to present “Stand Up to H8” on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Student Community Center.

Departments will sponsor informational booths about bullying in the concourse area.

At 2:00 p.m. Jeannetta Thomas from the Penn State Educational Partnership Program (PEPP) Office will make a presentation in the Ostermayer Room about the negative impact of bullying. Thomas will present audience participants with ten questions to determine if they can recognize bullying behavior.

Approximately 30 students from McKeesport Area High School will attend the presentation. “It is important to get this information out because everyone should be able to live without being taunted” said Jordan Pruett, a Penn State Greater Allegheny resident assistant and one of the event organizers,” adding, “by having this event on campus we are setting an example for high school students.”

“Stood Up” t-shirt shirts are available for adults for $10 and for students for $5.

]]>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:10:13 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33260.htmVerónica Montecinos, professor of sociology honoredhttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33259.htm
Verónica Montecinos, professor of sociology at Penn State Greater Allegheny, was recently selected by the Sociology Department at the University of Pittsburgh as the inaugural recipient of the Eugene J. Barone Distinguished Alumni Award. Montecinos was invited to give a lecture on February 25, 2011, the Sociology Honors Day Celebration. Her talk, Rephrasing the Score: Notes from a Visiting Sociologist, covered various aspects of her professional career before and after obtaining her doctorate from the Sociology Department at the University of Pittsburgh. Her award was funded by the Eugene J. Barone Memorial Fund, an endowment established in March of 1997 to enable the Sociology Department to "support a colloquium/seminar series and honorific events in the Department."

]]>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:29:56 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33259.htmMaking sense of ‘the Romanian orphans’ phenomenonhttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33258.htm
A resident of Pittsburgh for the past 10 years, Alina Bodea earned her MD degree in Romania just a year before the collapse of Ceausescu’s repressive regime. She continued working in clinical medicine until the end of 1990 when she joined the emerging non-governmental sector and became active in programs for institutionalized children.

Dr. Bodea is currently a doctoral candidate in Behavioral and Community Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health. Her dissertation explores some of the fundamental assumptions embedded in the contemporary pursuit health in the U.S. and investigates professional and lay views of health promotion. She is also an active member of the Romanian Study Group at the University of Pittsburgh.

The presentation will be held at 12:15 p.m. in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center. The event is open to the campus and the public. Bodea's talk is a part of the Globalization and Sustainability Speaker Series sponsored by Penn State Greater Allegheny’s Teaching International, Greener Allegheny, and Honors Programs.
]]>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:38:49 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33258.htmAnother side of human rights: History professor to discuss FBI, civil libertieshttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33257.htm
On Thursday, March 31, from 12:15-1:30 p.m., Douglas M. Charles, assistant professor of history at Penn State Greater Allegheny, will make speak on the FBI and human rights.

Charles is the author of J. Edgar Hoover and the Anti-interventionists, which describes how FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover catered to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s political interests in order to preserve his position and to expand FBI authority. In his effort to service administration political goals, Hoover employed illegal wiretaps and informers, collected derogatory information, conducted investigations, forwarded political intelligence to administration officials, and coordinated some activity with British intelligence. This all occurred within a crisis atmosphere created with the onset of the Second World War, and it was this political dynamic that permitted Hoover to successfully cultivate his relationship with President Roosevelt and expand FBI authority.

The presentation will be held in 117 Frable Building. The event is open to the campus and the public. Charles’s appearance is a part of the Globalization and Sustainability Speaker Series sponsored by Penn State Greater Allegheny’s Teaching International, Greener Allegheny, and Honors Programs.

JeanMarie Jacob, area representative for education and training at Penn State Greater Allegheny, was recently selected to receive the 2011 Shirley Hendrick Award. The award recognizes an administrator whose visionary accomplishments have contributed significantly to the success of the University's efforts to serve adult learners. Jacob has worked at Penn State Greater Allegheny in the continuing education department for the past six years and has held her current position for over two years.

Jacob returned to Penn State as an adult student and earned a bachelor of arts degree in applied psychology. She’s finishing a masters degree in adult education and expects to graduate in May 2011.

“As a returning adult student, I can sympathize with the many challenges adults face when making the decision to return to higher education,” said Jacob. “This award is especially meaningful to me because the nomination came from my co-workers and clients. I am grateful to have such great people to work with and I truly appreciate their support.”

"JeanMarie is committed to researching, developing and implementing innovative adult programming that culminates in employment opportunities for Penn State Greater Allegheny students in our region's growing job sectors," said Rosemarie Piccioni, director, continuing education and Jacob’s supervisor.
The award is open to academic administrators University-wide, including deans, associate deans, assistant deans and chancellors. The award includes a stipend of $1,000. Jacob was recognized during the annual Faculty/Staff Awards Luncheon on March 23.

Jacob is a resident of Forest Hills, Pa.

]]>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:43:46 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33251.htmNew textbook support fund established http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33250.htm
To be eligible for funding, students must have high financial need and have completed all of the necessary steps to become officially registered as Greater Allegheny students. Intake into the program is managed primarily by the campus' Center for Academic Excellence and Career (ACE) Program. ACE is a federally funded program that provides academic and nonacademic services to students that have a family income within federal guidelines; are a first-generation college student; and/or have a documented learning or physical disability. Textbook and supply support for students that are not eligible under ACE guidelines is provided through the campus' Learning Center.

If the students meets all of the conditions for eligibility, one of these two Greater Allegheny programs will arrange for the student to receive instructional materials and supplies. There is no limit to the amount of support a student can receive, and there is no limit to the number of times a student can get assistance through the program if they remain eligible. Books obtained from the program are loaned to the students and returned to the campus for use by other students who have similar needs.

The Textbook Support Fund will become active for the fall semester in 2011. More information on the program can be obtained by contacting the ACE program at 412-675-9491 or the Learning Center at 412-675-9454.
]]>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:29:20 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33250.htmGreater Allegheny students head to Harrisburg for Capital Dayhttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33249.htm
The Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society will sponsor a bus to Harrisburg. Students should sign up on the Capital Day web page and forward the confirmation to Erin O'Malley (eio1@psu.edu) to save a seat on the bus. Class absence forms will be available.

The Penn State Grassroots Network has joined forces this year with three student government groups to organize Penn State Capital Day in Harrisburg – the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG), the University Park Undergraduate Association (UPUA), and the Graduate Student Association (GSA).

The purpose of the day is to connect with state legislators. The teams’ main message will be that continued government support for Penn State is essential, in order for the University to provide the education, training, and research that help improve Pennsylvania’s business growth, agriculture, job creation, transportation, and quality of life.

The centerpiece of the day’s events will be pre-scheduled visits to state legislators’ offices in the state Capitol complex by small teams of Network volunteers, students, and other advocates for Penn State’s future. These teams will meet with legislators and legislative staffers and deliver a broad message of support for Penn State.

In addition to the team visits to legislators, another major component of the day will be a noontime rally in the main Capitol rotunda. The “Rally in the Rotunda” will bring together alumni and students in a high-visibility, crowd-gathering event. Concluding the rally will be an ice cream social, featuring Penn State Berkey Creamery ice cream.
]]>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:17:06 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33249.htmTeaching International speaker to explore the topic of modern slavery http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33227.htm
Mary Burke
On Tuesday, March 22, from 12:15-1:30 p.m., Mary C. Burke will make a presentation in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center exploring the topic of modern-day slavery. The event is open to the campus and the public. Burke is a faculty member in the Psychology Department at Carlow University in Pittsburgh, where she is the director for the doctoral program in counseling psychology. During the summer months, Burke serves as affiliate faculty in the Department of Counseling and Human Services at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Currently, Burke represents the Association for Women in Psychology on the United Nations Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on Mental Health. In addition to her participation in various national and international professional associations, Burke founded and directs the Project to End Human Trafficking (www.endhumantrafficking.org). This United States based non-profit group works regionally, nationally, and internationally to raise awareness about the enslavement and economic exploitation of human beings. In this role, Burke has given more than 150 talks about human trafficking both in the United States and abroad and has begun antitrafficking coalitions in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland. In addition, she has spoken to various state and regional elected officials in Pennsylvania and Virginia regarding this issue and has worked on legislation in these states in support of strengthening human trafficking laws.

Burke currently serves on Pennsylvania’s Senate Resolution 253 Advisory Committee, which was established for the purpose of making recommendations to the State’s General Assembly regarding human trafficking in Pennsylvania. In the Allegheny County region of Pennsylvania, Burke initiated the Southwestern Pennsylvania Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition in 2006. Over the past three years, the Coalition has provided services to 35 victims of trafficking. Awards most recently received by Burke include the Max & Esther Sestili Award for Excellence in Teaching (2010), Woman of the Year Award from Zonta International (2009), as well as recognition from both the City of Pittsburgh (2009) and Allegheny County (2010) respectively for her activism in human trafficking in the local community.

Burke’s appearance is a part of the Globalization and Sustainability Speaker Series sponsored by Penn State Greater Allegheny’s Teaching International, Greener Allegheny, and Honors Programs.
]]>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:49:57 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33227.htmScholarship opportunities - deadline for application is Wednesday, March 16http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33226.htm
The Alumni Society is a constituent society of the Penn State Alumni Association. In an effort to maintain the tradition and academic excellence that makes Penn State one of the nation’s top-rated universities, the Alumni Society created three annual scholarships for students attending Penn State Greater Allegheny. Each of these awards was established to provide recognition and financial assistance to a deserving current degree student that has met the requirements for each award.

The JoAnne E. Burley Leadership Scholarship has been established to provide recognition and financial assistance to undergraduate students enrolled or planning to enroll at Penn State Greater Allegheny who demonstrate fine leadership qualities in the classroom and the community.
]]>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 08:16:06 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33226.htmNegro League Baseball Hall of Fame legend, Josh Gibson, rememberedhttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33225.htm
]]>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:59:36 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33225.htmDarius Prince named All-American in basketball http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33223.htm
Darius Prince

Penn State Greater Allegheny junior guard Darius Prince was recently named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) All-American in basketball at a ceremony at Nemacolin Woodlands. Prince is among ten student athletes selected for first team from USCAA schools coast to coast. He is the first basketball player in the school’s history to receive this honor. Prince averaged 22.5 points per game and was named USCAA Honorable mention All-American for the 2009-10 season. “This is a tremendous honor for Darius and the entire Penn State Greater Allegheny Athletic Department,” said Athletic Director Jim Chester. Prince is pursuing a degree in Administration of Justice at Penn State Greater Allegheny and is from West Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

Registration is $25 for adults/staff and $15 for students. The registration fee includes a T-shirt.

The 5K will benefit the McKeesport-based Sonshine Community Ministries. The ministry provides clothing, food and counseling services to area residents. The event was created to provide students at Penn State Greater Allegheny the opportunity to be challenged both physically and mentally while contributing to their surrounding community.

The 5K is being hosted by the Penn State Greater Allegheny Student Government Association. It is being sponsored by the Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society.

The event will be timed by Runner’s High, a race and time management company based in Grove City. Check in for the race/walk is at the Residence Hall parking lot from 8-8:30 a.m. The run/walk is expected to wrap up by 10:30 a.m.

For more information, contact Sara Holtzman at snh14@psu.edu or by calling 412-675-9223.

The Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society will hold a Penn State Creamery Ice Cream and Ye Old College Diner Stickies Sale.

The deadline for orders is Friday, April 1. To order, download and complete the order form and mail the form with payment to Penn State Ice Cream Sale, 4000 University Drive, McKeesport, PA 15132. Checks should be made out to "Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society." Ice cream may be picked up from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, on the loading dock of the Student Community Center. Purchasers should bring along a cooler for easier pick-up. This year's sale features 11 flavors of ice cream including Peachy Paterno, Death by Chocolate and Black Raspberry Yogurt. The cost is $6.25 per half gallon of ice cream and $3 per package of stickies. Proceeds benefit the Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society. For more information, contact Penn State Greater Allegheny Alumni Society at 412-675-9048.

]]>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:20:10 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33208.htmGlobalization and Sustainability Film Series to feature local speakerhttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33169.htm
Steve Hvozdovich from Clean Water Action in Pittsburgh will give a 10-15 minute presentation before the showing of Gasland on March 3.

Mr. Hvozdovich is a graduate of Baldwin-Whitehall High School and the University of Pittsburgh, where he majored in history. He now works for the environmental organization Clean Water Action as its spokesman on Marcellus Shale drilling issues.

Clean Water Action is an organization of 1.2 million members working to empower people to take action to protect America's waters, build healthy communities and to make democracy work for all of us. For 36 years Clean Water Action has succeeded in winning some of the nation's most important environmental protections through grassroots organizing, expert policy research and political advocacy focused on holding elected officials accountable to the public.

The showing of Gasland at 12:15 p.m. in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center is open to any students and faculty using the film to support their classes.

]]>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 20:59:04 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33169.htmPhotos from THON. Greater Allegheny raises $15,000http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33168.htm
Penn State Greater Allegheny's THON team raised $15,000 as part of the University's annual IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON). The event, which culminates in 46-hour no-sleeping, no-sitting dance marathon to help raise money and awareness for kids with pediatric cancer, raised more than $9.5 million this year, eclipsing last year's record of $7.8 million. The campus would like to thank the surrounding community for all of the donations and support.

Two dancers represented Greater Allegheny along with approximately 708 other dancers at THON, which was held Feb. 18-20 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. The dancers were Alydia Thomas and Sarah Thomas. Janet Zayas was chair of the fundraising drive. A group of 40 other Greater Allegheny students, called “moralers,” helped to cheer on the dancers.

Greater Allegheny reached their total of $15,000 by collecting donations in cans throughout the campus and local community and additional activities such as a pie-in-the-face event. Funds were raised to support pediatric cancer patients through the Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State Children's Hospital.
]]>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:34:54 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33168.htmSpeaker to address changing attitudes about gender and work in Europehttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33137.htm
The next speaker in the Globalization and Sustainability Speaker Series, Irene Hanson Frieze, will present "Responding to a Changing World: Attitudes About Gender, Work and Family in Post-Socialist Europe," on Thursday February 24 at 4:30 p.m. in Frable 221.

Professor Frieze has worked at the University of Pittsburgh since 1972. She was hired in Psychology and Women's Studies to help develop the Women's Studies Program. She came from UCLA in Los Angeles, where she received all her university degrees.

Today, her major research areas include a cross-cultural study of changing work, family, and gender attitudes in Central and Eastern Europe and the United States. She also works on Intimate Partner Violence, place attachment and other psychological factors in travel and migration, women and retirement. She finds that moving from one research area to another helps keep things more interesting. One of her current major activities is being editor of the journal, Sex Roles: A Journal of Research.

Her cross cultural research is done in collaboration with scholars from Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Russia. She has been working in this region since 1991, during a time of major economic and political transitions.

The speaker series is co-sponsored by Teaching International, Greener Allegheny, and the Honors Program.

]]>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:55:59 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33137.htmRemodeled fitness center inspires exercisehttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33134.htm
Penn State Greater Allegheny opened the remodeled fitness center in March 2010. New amenities include a large aerobics room and locker rooms that are complete with showers and saunas.

In addition to the great equipment, Fitness Coordinator Tracy Gibbs offers and organizes fitness classes including Zumba, Zumba and Toning, and Plyometric Training. Another program, Personal Fitness Challenge, provided participants with one-on-one free personal training. Gibbs is an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) certified Health Fitness Specialist “The fitness center offers so many opportunities for students to get in shape, and learn how to make exercise a part of their routine in order to stay in shape,” said Gibbs. “Exercise is a great stress reliever and can help students maintain focus and balance while navigating the demands of college. Exercise truly is medicine," she added.

This spring, Gibbs is working a committee to plan a 5K that will be open to students, staff and the community. The race will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. Proceeds from a registration fee, after expenses are covered, will benefit a local resource center,
Sonshine Community Ministries in McKeesport. “I will be working individually or with small groups of staff and students to get the ready for the 5K,” said Gibbs. "The 5K committee and Student Government Association are working diligently to make the first 5K race at Penn State Greater Allegheny a success."

The fitness center will be receiving some exciting equipment this semester, including six brand new Schwinn spinning bikes, and a new sound system that includes two televisions! There will be an audio hook-up on each treadmill to plug headphones in and listen to the television. There will be a separate system for the aerobics room so different music can be played in each room.

Before the Winter break, the fitness center hit a milestone of over 2,000 visitors.
]]>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:27:16 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33134.htmBusiness honor society established http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33081.htm
Penn State Greater Allegheny has been accepted by Sigma Beta Delta to form the Penn State Greater Allegheny Chapter of Sigma Beta Delta, an international honor society in business, management and administration.

The purposes of Sigma Beta Delta are to encourage and recognize scholarship and achievement among students of business, management and administration, and to encourage and promote personal and professional improvement and a life distinguished by honorable service to humankind.

The business faculty at Penn State Greater Allegheny has developed a structure for the chapter and has elected officers. Andrzej Kobylanski, assistant professor of marketing, will serve as president. Michelle Hough, associate professor of business administration, and Bernie Cerasaro, instructor in business administration, will serve as vice presidents. Michelle Kline, instructor in accounting, will have the role of treasurer. Officers are planning to have the first student inductees by the end of the Spring 2011 semester.
]]>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 16:40:33 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33081.htmPenn State Greater Allegheny welcomes new women's basketball coach http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33080.htm
Louis V. Zadecky, Penn State Greater Allegheny's new women’s basketball coach

Penn State Greater Allegheny recently hired a new women's basketball coach. Louis V. Zadecky of Belle Vernon, Pa., began his new position on Feb. 1.

The women's basketball program began at Penn State Greater Allegheny in the 2007-08 academic year. The team has a 25-game schedule in 2011. Next year, the campus will host a tip-off tournament that includes Lourdes College in Ohio, Pitt-Titusville and Bennett College.

“This is a very exciting time to bring on a new coach,” said Jim Chester, director of athletics for the campus. “Coach Zadecky possesses the fire and determination to take our women’s basketball program to where it belongs, the top of the PSUAC,” he added.

Zadecky earned a master of science degree in sports administration and management from California University of Pennsylvania in 2008. He holds a Pennsylvania State Certification (K-12) in Health and Physical Education. He earned a bachelor of science degree in health and physical education from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1996.

Zadecky began his career at Elizabeth-Forward School District as a substitute teacher. Since that time he’s held several teaching and coaching positions. He’s currently a physical education teacher at Yough Intermediate/Middle School in the Yough School District. He has 11 years of experience as a high school head coach and 11 years of experience as an assistant coach. For the past several years he’s coached three teams simultaneously -- as head coach of the Yough High School Girl’s Basketball team, assistant coach of the Yough High School Girl’s Lacrosse team and assistant coach of the Southmoreland High School Varsity Football team.

]]>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:38:55 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33080.htmPolice offer safety training http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33071.htm
Penn State Greater Allegheny University Police in cooperation with Penn State University Park will offer "The Five Outs.” This safety training on February 24, offered at 12:15 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center will provide information to employees that will increase their chances of survival in a hostage or active shooter situation. Assistant Chief William Donahoe from University Park will present the training beginning with a video followed by a discussion. The video, “Active Shooter,” was produced by Penn State University.
]]>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:59:06 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33071.htmPenn State Greater Allegheny School Spirit Week Feb. 7 - Feb. 11http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33045.htm

]]>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:10:39 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33045.htmEmergency Operations, Business Continuity Plans developed http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33036.htm
Penn State Greater Allegheny has begun working on an Emergency Operations Plan and a Business Continuity Plan. The University contracted Beck Disaster Recovery (BDR) to develop the plans for University Park and all campuses. The Emergency Operations plan will outline actions that should be taken for various emergencies ranging from loss of electricity, water, or natural gas, severe weather related emergencies, bomb threats to an active shooter on campus.

Another plan in development is the Business Continuity Plan. The plan outlines the steps to get the campus up and running after an emergency. It prioritizes the mission essential tasks and who should complete them. It also identifies the time frame within which mission essential tasks should be completed. The plans are to be completed by this summer.

]]>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 08:39:44 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33036.htmMeeting the needs of returning military service membershttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33011.htm

A Symposium for Primary Care Mental Health Professionals

Of all the states, Pennsylvania has the highest number of National Guard or Reserve members deployed in military operations. Many of these Service members return to their primary care professionals in their civilian lives rather than use military health-care systems; however, they have just as many long-term, combat-specific health issues as active duty military personnel. Meeting the needs and realities of military families is a vital support needed to maintain the resiliency of our Service members and their families. Penn State Hershey College of Medicine is proud to present this important one-day information session. It will be held at the Penn State Greater Allegheny Student Community Center on Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Continuing education credits will be awarded.

This conference is designed for primary care and behavioral health-care professionals to improve understanding, assessment, and treatment of the invisible wounds of war; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain-injury (TBI) patients. The information can be easily generalized to non-military patients as well.

The fee for this conference is $45 per person, which includes instruction, handouts, refreshments, and lunch. For further information, please call JeanMarie Jacob at 412-675-9058, e-mail gace@psu.edu, or register online at www.pennstatehershey.org/ce.

Penn State Greater Allegheny will recognize the commemoration of one of the greatest civil rights leader and activist of all time, Dr. Martin Luther King. The night is themed “How would today be different had not Martin Luther King lead the civil rights movement?” Enjoy a night of celebration and remembrance from 6-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18th in the Fitness and Cultural Center. Light refreshments will be provided. Come witness the past, present, and future from a man who changed the nation.

Professor Ronald H. Linden will be speaking on Human Rights and Changes in Eastern Europe as part of
the campus's Globalization and Sustainability Speaker Series.

The talk, entitled "1989: The Meaning and Consequences of the Year of the Fall,” will focus on changes in Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism and the Soviet Untion.

The lecture will be held at 12:15 p.m. in the Ostermayer Room of the Student Community Center.

Ronald H. Linden is Professor of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh. A Princeton
Ph.D. (1976), he was Director of the Center for Russian and East European Studies at Pitt from 1984-89
and 1991-98. From 1989 to 1991 Dr. Linden served as Director of Research for Radio Free Europe in
Munich, Germany with responsibility for observing and analyzing the extraordinary changes in East
Europe.

His most recent publications on the region include introductions for and editing of two Special
Issues of Problems of Post- Communism, on “The Meaning of 1989 and After,” (2009) and on “The New
Populism in Central and Southeast Europe” (2008). He is the author of “EU Accession and the Role of
International Actors,” in Sharon Wolchik and Jane Curry (eds.) Central and East European Politics: From
Communism to Democracy, 2nd edition and “The burden of belonging: Romanian and Bulgarian Foreign
Policy in the New era,” Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies (2009).

During 2009-2010 Dr. Linden was a Transatlantic Academy Fellow at the German
Marshall Fund, in Washington, where he was co-author and editor of the forthcoming volume,
Turkey and Its Neighbors: Foreign Relations in Transition.

Dr. Linden has received research grants from the National Council for Eurasian and East European
Research and from the International Research and Exchanges Board. He has been a Fulbright Research
Scholar, a Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer, a Research Scholar at the Kennan Institute for Advanced
Russian Studies of the Woodrow Wilson Center, a Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace
under the Jennings Randolph Program on International Peace, and a Guest Scholar of the East European
Studies Program of the Woodrow Wilson Center.

]]>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:58:48 ESThttp://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33006.htmHousing and Food Services chef advances to regional culinary competition http://www.ga.psu.edu//Information/News/Archive/33004.htm
Chef David Tumulty
David Tumulty from the Housing and Food Services Department at Penn State Greater Allegheny has been cooking up a storm. His signature dish—pan seared tri tip steak with a sweet soy and sesame drizzle served with turnee yukon gold potatoes, squash leaves and a carrot purée—won him a spot in the regional competition of the National Association of College and University Food Service (NACUFS) Culinary Challenge.

At this year's Penn State University Culinary Challenge there were seven Penn State Housing and Food Services chefs competing from both University Park and the Commonwealth Campuses to determine who would represent the university at their regional competition. Penn State is in the mid-Atlantic region and will compete at the University of Richmond on March 6, 2011. Each NACUFS region has its own competition to determine who will compete at the
national level.

The feature ingredient which all competitors needed to include in their recipe is beef tri-tip. They will have 60 minutes to prepare their signature dish which is judged on taste, cooking skill, culinary technique and organization.

Between now and the regional competition, Tumulty will tweak his recipe and hone his skills to further enhance his dish.